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Accelerated College Degree Online – Benefits And Drawbacks
Enough is enough; you are sick and tired of working like an underdog watching youngsters with no skills whatsoever pass you by just because they are waiving a piece of paper containing the word “degree”. No it’s finally your turn, which simply mean; I wanna get out of this. I want the best job a degree can give me!
The thought of going to college or university makes you nauseated, though. It isn’t cheap although you might be able to afford to take a class at a time if you keep on working fulltime. How long time do you think it would take if you study in such a pace? Forever? It is hard to see how it can work logistically as well. You’re at work when most of the classes are offered, and taking evening classes conflict with family obligations. You live too far from a decent four-year college to make commuting practical, and you definitely don’t want to move your family just to go to school.
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Financial Aid Applications Surge in 2008 As Employment Declines
In tough economic times, individuals often return to education and pursue financial aid opportunities. This year, slowdowns in the employment market and rising costs have created a record surge in such financial aid applications and some wonder if states and colleges have the money and resources to fund the continuing trend.
While businesses have been laying off workers or outsourcing jobs, they are still looking for more qualified job hunters to fill new positions created by advances in technology and shifts in marketing focus. Although customer service and some programming jobs are in decline, employers are seeking individuals with college educations in engineering, nursing, and some types of computer science. Many people who have been laid off see little choice but to return to school and advance toward a career in one of the fields with the biggest demand.
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The Future of Education
In today’s world it is conventional wisdom that a college education is necessary to excel as a professional. Times are said to have changed, and without proper schooling one is doomed to a life of either hard labor or low-paying pencil pushing. And if you’re planning on paying for an education there is no escaping the fact that college costs are rising. Besides the hefty price tag, traditional schooling is consuming, socially and mentally, forcing a particular lifestyle upon the student. Further, the relationship between the educator and the educated maintains a certain depravity, as a professor holds a figurative gun to the student’s head (any false moves may lead to a career crippling F). But is there an alternative?
In a recent editorial featured in the New York Times (April 23, 2008) Thomas Sowell attributes the high cost of college to two reasons: “People will pay what the colleges charge, and colleges have little incentive to reduce tuition.” He explains that unlike most markets, where lowering prices attracts business, in the academic world the government is ready to step in to pick up the slack. A university would loose millions per year in government money if they lowered tuition. Considering the position that today’s young people are placed, where the arduous task of completing a degree is coupled with unfair prices and a dire necessity, which will affect the rest of their life, it is fair to say that they have us by the proverbial balls.
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